x, 338 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm

"Arrays the opposing forces in over one hundred maps, pictures and orders of battle--the historical backgrounds, the terrain and armaments, the personalities, the weaknesses of the leaders on both sides--then pauses at crucial stages to explain the options open to each commander"--Jacket

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-324) and index

Edition statement from book jacket

The Battle of Hastings : 14 October 1066 -- The Hundred Years War : the Crécy campaign -- The Hundred Years War : the Agincourt campaign -- The third civil war : July-September 1650 -- The Saratoga campaign : setting the scene -- The Saratoga campaign : confidence and confounded -- The Saratoga campaign : defeat and surrender -- The Waterloo campaign : 1-17 June 1815 -- The Waterloo campaign : 18 June 1815 -- The American Civil War : background to Chancellorsville -- The Battle of Chancellorsville : 30 April-6 May 1863 -- The Battle of Gettysburg : 1-5 July 1863 -- Palestine 1917 : the battles for Gaza -- Anzio : background to beachhead -- Anzio : battle for survival -- Anzio : break-out

The Battle of Hastings : 14 October 1066 -- The Hundred Years War : the Crecy campaign -- The Hundred Years War : the Agincourt campaign -- The third civil war : July-September 1650 -- The Saratoga campaign : setting the scene -- The Saratoga campaign : confidence and confounded -- The Saratoga campaign : defeat and surrender -- The Waterloo campaign : 1-17 June 1815 -- The Waterloo campaign : 18 June 1815 -- The American Civil War : background to Chancellorsville -- The Battle of Chancellorsville : 30 April-6 May 1863 -- The Battle of Gettysburg : 1-5 July 1863 -- Palestine 1917 : the battles for Gaza -- Anzio : background to beachhead -- Anzio : battle for survival -- Anzio : break-out

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